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Ontario Improving Safety and Enforcement for Towing Industry

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March 2, 2021
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TORONTO – The Ontario government is making our roads and highways safer by launching a Joint Forces Operation team to address violence in the towing industry and introducing a tow zone pilot on designated sections of provincial highways. Ontario’s provincial towing task force has also recommended additional actions to better protect customers andimprove towing industry […]

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Tow truck driver killed in Toronto is region’s fourth towing-related homicide in a year and a half

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May 20, 2020
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A 23-year-old tow truck driver was shot and killed in Toronto’s west end Thursday nigh

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Facebook video post shows ‘heavies’ in dangerous competition for tow

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May 20, 2020
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A video making the rounds on social media channels illustrates the current scourge of dangerous behaviour on Ontario’s highways as heavy wreckers compete for lucrative towing jobs. Note the two wreckers on the left nearly collide as one engages in a risky manoeuvre to overtake the other, ostensibly to be the first to arrive at […]

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Ottawa police officers charged in tow truck corruption investigation

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April 23, 2020
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3 officers, 3 members of public charged by RCMP anti-corruption unit

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Make Your Voice Heard!

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March 16, 2020
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As part of a review process for Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act, the Ontario government is now accepting feedback from the public through an online survey.

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Premier Ford on Board, Towing Reform

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March 12, 2020
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In an excerpt from a Globe and Mail interview, Ontario Premier Doug Ford shares his thoughts on towing reform. Q: And my follow up question, I don’t know if it’s for you or Minister Mulroney, but we want to know about the tow truck industry and the violence that seems to be emerging within that […]

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PTAO Takes Lead Role in Towing Industry Reform

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March 12, 2020
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Years of effort are finally paying off with provincial licensing gaining traction.

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As tow truck operators go to war, who can you trust?

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March 4, 2020
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Consumers are forced to be vigilant with rogue operators taking advantage of a poorly regulated system. Lorraine Sommerfield reports for driving.ca

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Tow Truck Turf War

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February 26, 2020
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The “turf war” now underway threatens public safety, with violence and arson erupting as criminal organizations face off for control of a poorly regulated towing industry. CityNews’ Mark McAllister has this special report.

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